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EAST IPSWICH PRIMARY CARE NETWORK

Orchard Medical Practice is part of the East Ipswich Primary Care Network (PCN). We work closely with Ravenswood Medical Practice and Dr Solway, Mallick & Roy Practice. We jointly employ and share a number of staff who work across all three practices, currently those staff employed by the PCN, consist of Paramedics, Pharmacists and Social Prescribers - By working together closely we aim to learn good practice from each other to Improve our services and access to healthcare for the 36000 patients that live locally and are registered with our practices.

The long term objective is to continually improve and develop our teams in a way that only working at scale can achieve. This means for you the patient, that we aim to have a wider range of expert practitioners within our teams enabling you to consult with the most appropriate person.

As the PCN develops we will keep you updated as to any significant changes that may affect the way our services are delivered.

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Test Results

Your doctor will tell you when the results of your tests should be available. They usually take seven days to come back. If your Doctor has said you may obtain results over the telephone you may be asked to provide some means of identification.

Please contact the Surgery after 1pm for the result whether this is in person or by telephone.

Please note that you cannot ask for test results on behalf of another person (except a minor) unless prior permission from that person has been recorded in our files. The Receptionist will not be able to give you the result straight away as results usually have to be assessed and interpreted by a doctor first.

Blood Tests

blood_tests_4 A blood test is when a sample of blood is taken for testing in a laboratory. Blood tests have a wide range of uses and are one of the most common types of medical test. For example, a blood test can be used to:

assess your general state of health
confirm the presence of a bacterial or viral infection
see how well certain organs, such as the liver and kidneys, are functioning

A blood test usually involves the phlebotomist taking a blood sample from a blood vessel in your arm. and the usual place for a sample is the inside of the elbow or wrist, where the veins are relatively close to the surface. Blood samples from children are most commonly taken from the back of the hand. The child's hand will be anaesthetised (numbed) with a special cream before the sample is taken.

You can find out more about blood tests, their purpose and the way they are performed on the NHS Choices website.

X-Ray

doctor examining an x-ray An X-ray is a widely used diagnostic test to examine the inside of the body. X-rays are a very effective way of detecting problems with bones, such as fractures. They can also often identify problems with soft tissue, such as pneumonia or breast cancer.

If you have a X-ray, you will be asked to lie on a table or stand against a surface so that the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray tube and the photographic plate.

An X-ray is usually carried out by a radiographer, a healthcare professional who specialises in using imaging technology, such as X-rays and ultrasound scanners.

You can find out more about x-ray tests, how they are performed, their function and the risks by visiting the NHS Choices website.

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